So, the letter I got from Van's the other day said they'd update their database of predicted shipping dates. As of 30 minutes ago, my ship date now reads 4/21/26. I've been moved forward by 2 months instead of back a month.
I have a guess as to what's going on. (This assumes that the above date is not an error and will vanish in the next few days.) I originally submitted my order and deposit back in July 2026 when Van's officially announced that they were taking orders. I have to admit, I really didn't think they would hit their promised Dec 31, 2026 initial shipping date and lined up neither finances nor construction space. I was surprised when they called me in the 2nd week of December and I had to give up my place in line. This was totally fair as it was outlined in the agreement. I also gave up $1000, which again, was fair because it was in the agreement.
I lined up finances (I sign the loan documents next Tuesday), the construction space (our garage) and re-placed my order along with a second deposit, on January 19. I never received my first deposit back, but after several email & phone exchanges, they found the first deposit and added it to the second deposit and did not debit the $1000 in the process😊.
My suspicion is that since my July 2025 deposit is still in their account, I am being sequenced by that deposit date instead of the Jan 2026 deposit.
Like I said, the site's database was updated only about an hour ago. I'll be expecting a call from them with (1) a confirmation of expected shipping date, (2) quoted shipping costs and (3) a request for payment of the balance due.
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